NovelUpdateMena < The Alpha's Hidden Heirs Chapter 396 Just as Selene turned, the enemy Alpha was mere inches from reaching her.
Nathan's breath hitched-this wasn't what he wanted. Killing her wasn't part of the plan. He had intended to capture Selene, to force her submission, to make her hand over leadership of the pack.
But as the Alpha lunged forward, aiming the knife at Selene's wolf, a strong hand shot out and gripped the blade mid-strike.
Nathan's eyes widened in disbelief.
"K-Kane?" The enemy Alpha barely had tto react before Kane ripped the knife from his grasp, his palm splitting open from the force. Blood dripped down his fingers, but he paid it no mind. His hand shot out, seizing the back of the Alpha's neck in an iron grip.
The Alpha's men rushed forward, but Kane didn't give them a chance. He plunged the stolen knife deep into the man's throat.
The Alpha gurgled, his body convulsing before going limp.
Kane released him, letting the lifeless body slump to the ground. The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.
His dark eyes found Nathan.
"What was that you were saying?" Kane asked, his voice edged with amusement. "That I was lying somewhere, lifeless?" Nathan stared in shock. His gaze swept over Kane's body, scanning for injuries. His legs looked perfectly fine beneath his black joggers. He was shirtless, revealing only two visible wounds—a gash on his right arm and claw marks raking across his chest.
But when Nathan's eyes landed on Kane's neck, his breath caught.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA mark.
His expression twisted in confusion. "Did... did she mark you?" Kane smirked, dragging the bloodied knife along his jaw in a slow, deliberate motion.
"Yeah. She accepted me." His voice was filled with satisfaction. "Isn't that wonderful, Doctor Nathan?" Selene turned to Kane then, her voice carrying through the mind-link for everyone to hear.
"He poisoned you. He planned everything, Kane." Kane's smirk didn't falter.
"I know, baby." His voice was calm, deadly. "Derek toldNathan refused to treatafter the war. Only he and my officials knew about my condition. So how did the other Alphas find out?" Nathan's jaw clenched. He had lost the upper hand: He had been caught.
There was no way out now.
16:12 Get 5 > Menu < Chapter 396 His only option was to strike first.
With a desperate growl, he charged at Kane, blade poised to strike.
But Kane didn't move. He didn't even flinch.
Instead, he simply turned to Selene.
"He's your enemy." His voice was steady. "Your prey." Selene's blood boiled. Every betrayal, every lie, every moment of pain Nathan had caused her surged to the surface.
She let out a feral, ear-splitting growl-one so powerful it sent a shudder through everyone present. Everyone except Kane.
Before Nathan could react, Selene lunged.
Her powerful jaws clamped down on his arm, sinking her fangs deep into his flesh. A sickening crack echoed through the air as she ripped his arm clean off his body.
Nathan stumbled back, his face twisted in shock and agony. He stared at the gaping wound, his severed limb lying uselessly on the ground.
He growled, refusing to give up. With his remaining hand, he raised the knife and drove it into Selene's neck. Gasps rippled through the battlefield.
Finn's gaze snapped to Kane, expecting panic.
But Kane didn't react.
Seconds passed. Then Nathan's breath hitched.
A strange glow pulsed at the back of Selene's neck.
A mark.
Two crossed daggers burned red against her skin.
Nathan's hand trembled as realization struck him. "You... you're the healer. The two-dagger healer they've been searching for." Panic flooded his expression. He had stabbed her-stabbed a being immune to poison. Her very body was both lethal and the ultimate cure.
His legs buckled. He fell to his knees, his voice shaking. "Please... forgive me." For a fleeting moment, he believed she would. He had once known Selene to be kindhearted, merciful.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut he had never seen this side of her.
Selene bared her fangs, her growl vibrating through her chest.
Without hesitation, she lunged.
Her teeth tore into his throat, ripping through flesh and bone. Nathan's strangled screams filled the air, @ 16:12 < Chapter 396 Get 5> Menu but no one moved to help him.
The war was over.
With one final snap of her jaws, Nathan's head was severed from his body.
Blood pooled at her feet.
For a long moment, Selene simply stared at him. At the man she had once trusted.
A man who had deceived her for years.
Kane moved then, stepping toward her. He wrapped his arms around her wolf form, pulling her close.
He pressed a kiss to her head, his nose brushing against her fur His hands smoothed over her black coat in soothing strokes.
"Forget everything," he murmured against her. "Like we decided last night-we'll leave the past behind. From now on, we live only for our happiness." mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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